Some stats about the Olympic Games in Beijing
- 28 Olympic programs, 302 sub-categories
- 302 gold medals
- 10,500 athletes are expecte to participate
- 21,880 torchbearers will run 137,000 km over 130 days
- The National Stadium (Bird’s Nest) covers an area of 258,000 sq. meters
- The Bird’s Nest has 91,000 seats
- The surface of the National Aquatics Center is covered by 1,437 pieces of transparant material
- The highest price for the opening ceremony tickets is 5000 Renminbi, the lowest is 200 Renminbi
- Beijing expects 550,000 international visitors and 2.4 million domestic spectators
- Over 800 star-class hotels and 4,000 hostels will provide about 420,000 overprized rooms
If you have an established domicile in China you can try to get a ticket on the offical Beijing Olympics website. Phase 1 has ended but in October 2007 there is a new chance.
Source Cityweekend August 2-15 2007